Re: .NET data provider for Oracle

From: Matthias Hoys <idmwarpzone_NOSPAM__at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:54:35 +0200
Message-ID: <42dd5a7b$0$26882$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be>

"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message news:o4mqd1p2bjd0vtm791pvegj2of2l82or2b_at_4ax.com...
> On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:26:15 +0200, "Matthias Hoys"
> <idmwarpzone_NOSPAM__at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>What is the recommended data provider to use for .NET applications running
>>on Windows Server 2003 and connecting to Oracle 10g on AIX ?
>>
>>ODP.NET (Oracle)
>>or
>>Microsoft ADO.NET Provider for Oracle (Microsoft)
>>
>>Pro/contra ?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Matthias
>
> Generally speaking Microsux doesn't implement any feature beyond 7.3,
> their drivers are usually less compatible with Oracle, and usually
> slower.
>
>
> --
> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

That were also my initial thoughts ;-) Plus MS probably sees Oracle 10g as a competitor to SQL Server 2005 so they wouldn't release anything that could prove Oracle is more performant than Sukkel Server. Any online benchmarks that compare the performance of the 2 data providers ? Received on Tue Jul 19 2005 - 14:54:35 CDT